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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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